Oil and Gas Associate

Job Description

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us.  Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

We are seeking an Oil and Gas Associate to join the Houston office. The candidate will have 2 years of experience in a Law/Legal field, or related. Must have experience with cross-border transactional matters; energy law and policy; and knowledge of laws, regulations and policies of importation and exportation of the people's republic of china. Position requires both verbal and written knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. Must be licensed to practice law in the U.S. and China.

Job duties: Responsible for drafting legal documents and agreements and conducting legal and business research in both English and Mandarin, and examining relevant instruments and documents filed for record or submission with governmental entities. Responsible for U.S. and Cross-border energy transactions, particularly those relating to inbound investments from china and to provide additional transactional support from an oil and gas perspective for the firms integrated offices in Asia for china-based clients requiring mandarin-speaking lawyers with international oil gas, energy and infrastructure experience. Provides interpretation and practical advice to clients on U.S. and Cross-border transactions in the oil and gas, lng and infrastructure sectors and governmental regulations concerning the production, sale and marketing of the same. Advise and represent clients involved in handling oil, gas, power, coal and other energy trading work; upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas project development and M&A transactions, including terminal handling and processing agreements; pipeline gathering and transportation agreements, petroleum processing contracts; oil, gas and power purchase and sale, and related concession agreements; energy trading arrangements and other energy-related contracts; examines titles, leases, contracts, and other legal documents to determine ownership of land, and gas, oil, and mineral rights on us and Asia-based transactions. Assists in drawing-up and negotiating legal documents covering purchase and sale of land, and oil, gas, and mineral rights, drafts deeds and affidavits, and in presenting other evidence to meet legal requirements of documents. Works on due diligence reviews and preparing and reviewing contracts relating to us and cross-border M&A transactions and other energy and infrastructure acquisitions and dispositions and us and cross-border project development and project finance transactions.  Send resumes by email to Tiffany McCartney at resumes@klgates.com.

Candidates will work closely with experienced lawyers who will provide active mentoring and opportunities to assume increasing levels of responsibility and client contact. Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team. We require strong academic credentials, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to providing the highest quality client service.

ABOUT THE FIRM

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world.  We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world. 

The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

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BENEFITS

We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent benefits.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm’s policy to provide an environment that is free of unlawful harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is sexual, racial, age-related, disability-related or ethnic background-related.